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canada

English

(wikipedia Canada)

Proper noun

(s)
  • A country in North America; official name: Canada .
  • (historical) Lower Canada (also Canada East) or Upper Canada (Canada West), often “the Canadas.”
  • Synonyms

    * America's Hat (humorous) * Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory) * Dominion of Canada (historical) * Great White North (informal) * neighbor to the north (qualifier) * People's Republic of Canada (humorous or derogatory) * Soviet Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory)

    Derived terms

    * Atlantic Canada * blame Canada * Canada balsam * * Canada Day * Canada Dry * = bunchberry Cornus canadensis * Canada East = Lower Canada * Canada Games * Canada goose, Branta canadensis * Canada jay = grey jay * * * * Canada Pension Plan * and its fruit * * Erethizon dorsatum * * Canadarm * * Canada Savings Bond * Canada thistle, * Canada violet, * Canada West = Upper Canada * * Canadian * Canadiana * Canadianism * Canadianize * Canadianist * Canadien * Canadienne * Canajun * Central Canada = Central provinces * French Canada * Lower Canada * O Canada * Upper Canada

    References

    * * Jacques Cartier (1545), Relation originale de Jacques Cartier] , Paris: Tross [1863, p 48.

    See also

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    vancouver

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A family name.
  • A large city and seaport in British Columbia, Canada
  • A city in the state of Washington, USA.
  • A mountain between Alaska and Canada in the Saint Elias Mountains.
  • Synonyms

    * (Canadian city) Hollywood North (informal), Hongcouver (qualifier), Lotusland (informal), No Fun City (qualifier), Raincouver (informal), Vangroovy (informal).

    Derived terms

    * Vancouverish * Vancouverite * Vancouver Island

    References

    * The True Meaning of Vancouver, Joseph Jones, Vancouver Sun'', 1994-12-31, which in turn cites ''Woordenboek der Noord — en Zuidnederlandse plaatsnamen English eponyms ----